KEBIJAKAN HUKUM PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PENYALURAN BANTUAN SOSIAL BAGI MASYARAKAT TERDAMPAK COVID-19

This study aims to analyze the regulations regarding local government policies in thedistribution of Covid-19 social assistance in Indonesia. The research method used in thisstudy includes the type of normative juridical research which includes researching andstudying norms in laws and regulations, especially those relating to the object of research.Legal materials that will be studied in normative legal research are in the form of primarylegal materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal materials. The data collectiontechnique used is by conducting a search through laws and regulations, and comparing itwith materials regarding the fulfillment of social assistance for communities affected byCovid-19 by the Regional Government which were collected by conducting studies andinventories and then linking their contents with legal materials in the form of literature. law.The results of the study show that the regulation regarding the authority of localgovernments in distributing Covid-19 social assistance in Indonesia is reviewed from the firstpoint of view, the basic rules for distributing Covid-19, namely general rules governing thesource and mechanism for distributing social assistance funds as well as arrangementsregarding the delegation of authority to local governments given by the central governmentbased on the principles of decentralization and deconcentration in terms of the provision ofsocial assistance. Second, more specific rules regarding the distribution of social assistanceby provincial/district/municipal governments have been regulated in each regionalregulation and each has different forms and mechanisms for distributing social assistance.. Keywords Legal Policy, Local Government, Social Assistance, Covid-19.